New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20
POPULARITY OF JANIToR MATTHEW'S.

THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENTER VIGOROUS
PROTEST AGAINST HIS REMOvAL-MR LANES
POSITION.
Upward Of eighty students Of the University OF the City
of NewYork In the chapel yesterday afternoon In
white to protest the threatencd
removal of Henry A. Matthews from the position Oh
college anitor which he has held for sixteen continuous
years Mr. Matthews has won the hearty good will OF the
bows who We'd with yesterday In sounding his
praises One pointed ~ his sixteen OF faithful ser
vice. which had been signsze by an equal number OF
annual presentations TO him from graduating classes;
another referred to the pucky way In which MI
Matthews and his wife had captured burglar on the
premises In 1873; another praised the thrifty way in
which JAM tor & provided for the education Of his
sons OF whom Is In the senior class and another
In the Junior class university Everybody tried to
testify the time to the kindness and courtesy
neatness and assduy which had always been displayed
by the janor and his wife, Fattering testimonials to
his worth read, written by many eminent men who
have had 10 do with him among them Professor John W.
Draper. the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby and William Henry
Hubert
1t stated that the animus OF the threatened re-
movs came from ex-Park Commissioner smith f. Lane,
member Of the Finance Committee OF the university
who it was sail. had long been unfriendly To Mr..
Matthews on account of the anitors strong kepnneam
every campaign in the Nnth Ward and sroPR enine'
obnoxious to Mr. Lane. One report said tina
stated that the Faculty 0 to man we're perfectly
with the present antOr hut that the matter OF dismiss
ing retaining him lay wholly with the Finance Com
mittee, the members ch were allowing themselves
to be influenced by Mr. Lanes determined spirit OF hos
tiity toward the janOr. The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted and ordered to be laid before the
Council day:
Whereas OF the Ne wYork University have
regret difficulties having arisen be-
y members OF the Council OF the
University aud Mr II. A. Matthews, and
Whereds. Matthews the University
~ years. and has always far as known 70 us
highly Interested Its welfare and by
his uniform courtesy toward and interest IN the students has
enearcd himself all collectively and indiv dualy) there
fore be II ~,
R.0ipd That We this express sympathy
Council do all power settle the DIFFICULTY III such
that Mr. Matthew's be enabled 10 retain the
Office he has ably filled such long pcrloi ant .
That these resolutions be sent 10 the
Council o. the University OF the CITY OF New-York
z. q. Townsend e. s. sutton, for 81; W. H. seward
and II. H. KIsuroth, SO; A. NJ Bdsa and d. T. McCel
land for 49, A. M King and f. Is. nelly. for 30
Jantor Matthews occupies position Of more RESPONSE
blty than caretaKer On hin dev0lves the con-
OF the students while in the corridors and between
lecture hours and his In this line Is due to the
Endy respect in which he and his wife are held by all or
them.
smith Lane declined last night give his side Of the
case for publication. THE Finance Committee he said
is composed of " iam A. Wheel0ck j. &. Leverage,
jenkins Van Schack W. NJ. Hastead myself, and, ex-
OtcO. the vices gentlemen who II seems TO
me, quite capable OF managing the finances OF the
University including the janitor, without any inter-
ference d II part the students"